Dog DNA Collection | Veterinary Genetics Laboratory - UC Davis

Instructions Dog DNA tests are carried out using cells brushed from your dog's cheeks and gums. The preferred cytology brushes are sent to you by mail, ... Skiptomaincontent DogDNACollection Home SampleCollectionforGeneticTesting DogDNACollection Instructions DogDNAtestsarecarriedoutusingcellsbrushedfromyourdog'scheeksandgums.Thepreferredcytologybrushesaresenttoyoubymail,oryoumayprovideyourowninterdental/gumbrushes. Werecommendwaitinguntilpuppiesareatleastthreeweeksoldbeforetesting. CheekandgumbrushingtechniqueforcanineDNAsamplecollectionStep-By-Step: Makesurethedoghasnothadanythingtoeatordrinkforatleast1hourpriortocollectingsample. Whenswabbingpuppies,isolateeachpuppyfromthemother,littermatesandanysharedtoysfor1hourpriortoswabbing.Puppiesshouldnothavenursedoreatenfor1hourpriortocollectingsample. Ifcollectingsamplesfrommorethanonedog,makesuretosampleonedogatatimeandwashyourhandsbeforeswabbinganotherdog. LabelbrushsleevewithnameorIDofdogtobesampled. Openbrushsleevebyarrowandremoveonebrushbyitshandle. Placebristleheadbetweenthedog’sgumsandcheekandpresslightlyontheoutsideofthecheekwhilerubbingorrotatingthebrushbackandforthfor15seconds. Wavethebrushintheairfor20secondstoairdry. Insertbrushbackintosleeve. Repeatsteps5-8foreachunusedbrushinsleeveonafreshareaofcheekandgums.MakesuretouseandreturnallbrushessentbytheVGL.Inmostcases,itwillbe3brushesperdog.Ifusinginterdentalgumbrushes,pleasenotethattheVGLrequires4brushesperdogandonlymoderateorwideinterdentalgumbrushesareaccepted. Donotsealbrushesinsleeve. Placeallsamplesandsubmissionformsinanenvelopeandreturntotheaddressprovided. ATTENTION: Donotcollectsaliva/drool–thekeytoobtainingagoodsampleisgettingcheekcellsontheswab Donotrubswabonthedog’stongueorteeth–thiswillresultinpoorqualitysample Donotcollectasamplefromapuppythathasrecentlynursed–themother’sgeneticmaterialcanruboffonthepuppy’smouthandcontaminatethesample ContacttheVGL About Contact Tests Connectwithusonsocialmedia